What are the symptoms of stage 1 nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Many people have a relatively clear understanding of nasopharyngeal cancer. When treating nasopharyngeal cancer, it is necessary to take medication in time. The following editor will introduce to you what are the symptoms of stage 1 nasopharyngeal cancer?

Due to the hidden location of the nasopharynx, it is not easy to check. At the same time, the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer are relatively complex and lack characteristics, so they are easily ignored, delaying diagnosis and treatment, so vigilance must be increased. Common symptoms include:

① Bleeding: mainly blood in the posterior nasal ligament, or bloody nasal discharge. At the beginning, it is often a small amount of blood, which is easy to be ignored. When the amount of bleeding is large, the lesion often enters the middle and late stages. ② Headache: There may be headaches in the early stage, mostly on one side, intermittent; in the late stage, there are continuous severe headaches, which are easily mistaken for neuralgia. ③ Enlarged cervical lymph nodes: lumps on one or both sides of the neck, impotence, hard quality, poor mobility, often mistaken for lymph tuberculosis or lymphadenitis. ④ Other symptoms: In addition to one or all of the above symptoms, symptoms such as nasal congestion, ear closure, tinnitus, numbness, diplopia, and dangerous droop may also occur. Late-stage cancer is prone to metastasis to intracranial invasion and distant sites such as bones, liver, and lungs.

Since most NPCs are poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinomas, radiotherapy is the first choice for treatment, and 60Co or linear accelerator high-energy radiotherapy is often used. The 5-year survival rate of radiotherapy is about 45%. Local recurrence and metastasis of NPC after radiotherapy is the main cause of death. Some patients who still have residual local lesions after external irradiation of 60-70Gy can be treated with intracavitary afterloading therapy.

Through the above introduction, patients can understand the symptoms of stage 1 nasopharyngeal carcinoma more clearly and can use medication better during treatment.